Ralkuli Bridge is a road bridge in eastern Sri Lanka. The bridge was formally opened on 19 October 2011.[1]

Ralkuli Bridge
Ralkuli Bridge
Ralkuli Bridge
Coordinates8°26′50.2″N 81°14′37.2″E / 8.447278°N 81.243667°E / 8.447278; 81.243667
CarriesMotor vehicles on the A15 highway
LocaleRalkuli, Trincomalee District
Characteristics
Total length175 m (574 ft)
History
Construction costLKR571 million
Inaugurated19 October 2011 (2011-10-19)
Location
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The bridge is 175 m (574 ft) long.[2] The bridge cost 571 million rupees (US$5.2 million) and was financed by a soft loan from the French Development Agency's Trincomalee Integrated Infrastructure Project and the Sri Lankan Government's Kilakku Vasantham (Eastern Awakening) programme.[1][3][4] The bridge is part of the A15 Batticaloa-Trincomalee highway.[2] The bridge replaced a ferry boat service that had been transporting people and vehicles across the river.[1][2][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Five New Bridges in the Eastern Province -19 October 2011". Northern Provincial Council. 20 October 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "President to commission five new bridges". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 14 October 2011. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Trincomalee Integrated Infrastructure Project funded by French Development Agency in Sri Lanka : A15, B10 and C- Class Coastal road rehabilitation". France in Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18.
  4. ^ "French Government boosts development in Trincomalee". Financial Times, Sri Lanka. 23 April 2011. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012.
  5. ^ Amarajeewa, Amadoru (23 October 2011). "Now Trinco-Batti road journey sans ferries". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).